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Miercurea Sibiului
Miercurea Sibiului (german: Reußmarkt; hu, Szerdahely) is a town in the west of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, to the west of the county capital, Sibiu. Administration Miercurea Sibiului was declared a town in 2004 and it is one of the smallest and least urbanised ones in the country. The town administers two villages: * The village of Apoldu de Sus (''Großpold''; ''Nagyapold''), away * The village of Dobârca (''Dobring''; ''Doborka''), away. Also, 5 km away there is a small spa town, Băile Miercurea. At the 2011 census, 83.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 14.7% Roma, and 1.9% Germans. Geography The town lies on the contact area between the Transylvanian Plateau and the Cindrel Mountains, a massif in the Parâng Mountains group in the Southern Carpathians, on a small depression formed by the Secaș River. The river Dobârca is a left tributary of the Secaș that flows through the eponymous village. The river Apold and its left tributa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibiu County
Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben megye'', and in German as ''Kreis Hermannstadt''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name ( Szeben County, ro, Comitatul Sibiu) was created in 1876. Demographics In 2011, Sibiu County had a population of 375,992 and the population density was . At the 2011 census the county has the following population indices: * Romanians – 91.25% (or 340,836) * Romani – 4.76% (or 17,901) * Hungarians – 2.89% (or 10,893) * Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) – 1.09% (or 4,117) * Other – 0.1% (or 640) Religion: * Romanian Orthodox – 90.9% * Greek Catholics – 2.3% * Reformed – 2.0% * Roman Catholics – 1.5% * Pentecostals – 1.1% * Baptists – 0.9% * Other – 1.3% Urbanisation – 5th most urbanised county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Șpring
Șpring ( hu, Spring; german: Gespreng) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... It is composed of six villages: Carpen, Carpenii de Sus, Cunța, Drașov, Șpring and Vingard. Natives * Septimiu Albini * Gavriil Munteanu References Communes in Alba County Localities in Transylvania {{Alba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Căile Ferate Române
Căile Ferate Române (; abbreviated as the CFR) is the state railway carrier of Romania. As of 2014, the railway network of Romania consists of , of which (37.4%) are electrified. The total track length is , of which (38.5%) are electrified. The CIA World Factbook lists Romania with the 23rd largest railway network in the world. The network is significantly interconnected with other European railway networks, providing pan-European passenger and freight services. CFR as an entity has been operating since 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854. CFR is divided into four autonomous companies: * ''CFR Călători'', responsible for passenger services; * '' CFR Marfă'', responsible for freight transport; * ''CFR Infrastructură'' or ''CFR S.A.'', manages the infrastructure on the Romanian railway network; and * ''Societatea Feroviară de Turism'', or SFT, which manages scenic and tourist railways. CFR is headquartered in Bucharest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Central Asian countries like Kyrgyzstan, since they are members of the UNECE. Main international traffic arteries in Europe are defined by ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/3/Rev.1 which consider three types of roads: motorways, Limited-access road, limited access roads, and ordinary roads. In most countries, the roads carry the European route designation alongside national designations. Belgium, Norway and Sweden have roads which only have the European route designations (examples: European route E18, E18 and European route E6, E6). The United Kingdom, Iceland and Albania only use national road designations and do not show the European designations at all. Ukraine does not number its routes at all except in int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E81
European route E 81 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Constanța, Romania and ends in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The road is long. The road follows the route: Mukachevo – Halmeu – Satu Mare – Zalău – Cluj-Napoca – Turda – Sebeș – Sibiu – Pitești – București – Lehliu – Fetești – Cernavodă – Constanța. Itinerary *: Mukachevo () () (Start of concurrency with ) – Berehove *: Berehove – Vylok *: Vylok – Nevetlenfolu *: Halmeu – Livada *: Livada (End of concurrency with ) – Satu Mare *: Satu Mare () – Supuru de Sus *: Supuru de Sus – Zalău – Cluj-Napoca *: Cluj-Napoca (Start of concurrency with ) – Turda (End of concurrency with ) – Alba Iulia – Sebeș (Start of concurrency with ) – Sibiu (End of concurrency with ) *: Sibiu *: Sibiu (Start of concurrency with ) – Veștem (End of concurrency with ) *: Veștem – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Pitești *: Pitești () – Bucharest () () *: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E68
European route E68 forms part of the United Nations International E-road network, linking Hungary with Romania. It starts in Szeged, Hungary, and ends in Braşov, Romania. Its total length is of which are in Hungary and in Romania. Its route is: Szeged – Makó – Nădlac – Pecica – Arad – Lipova – Deva – Simeria – Orăştie – Sebeş – Sibiu – Șelimbăr – Făgăraş – Braşov. Itinerary *: Szeged () – Makó – Csanádpalota *: Nădlac *: Nădlac *: Nădlac – Arad () – Lipova – Ilia (Start of concurrency with ) – Deva (Start of concurrency with , end of concurrency with ) – Simeria (End of concurrency with ) – Orăștie – Sebeș (Start of concurrency with ) – Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SebeÈ™
Sebeș (; German: ''Mühlbach''; Hungarian: ''Szászsebes''; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Melnbach'') is a city in Alba County, central Romania, southern Transylvania. Geography The city lies in the Mureș River valley and straddles the river Sebeș. It is at the crossroads of two main highways in Romania: the A1 motorway coming from Sibiu and going towards Deva and the A10 motorway going towards Alba Iulia and Cluj-Napoca. Their national road counterparts passing through the city are the DN1 ( E81) and the DN7 ( E68), both of which also come from Sibiu. It is situated south of the county capital Alba Iulia and it also has three villages under its administration: * Petrești (''Petersdorf''; ''Péterfalva'') – south * Lancrăm (''Langendorf''; ''Lámkerék'') – north * Răhău (''Reichau''; ''Rehó'') – east. Climate Sebeș has a humid continental climate (''Cfb'' in the Köppen climate classification). History It is believed that there has been an earlier ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoldu De Jos
Apoldu de Jos (german: Kleinpold; hu, Kisapold) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... It is composed of two villages, Apoldu de Jos and Sângătin (''Kleinenyed''; ''Kisenyed''). The municipality Apoldu de Jos is located in the historic Unterwald in the southwest of the Transylvanian Basin. History Apoldu de Jos was founded by Transylvanian Saxons and first documented in 1289. According to J. M. Ackner, C. Goos and V. Christescu, archaeological finds suggesting a colonization in Roman times were made in the area of Apoldu de Jos - called by the locals Intre Apoalde and La Rodeni. In 1750, 1236 Romanians lived in Kleinpold,  in 1773 about 60 landlords from Austria settled in Kleinpold. The inhabitants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Săliște
Săliște (german: Großendorf or ''Selischte''; hu, Szelistye) is a town in Sibiu County, in the centre of Romania, west of the county capital, Sibiu. Declared a town in 2003, it is the main locality in the Mărginimea Sibiului area. Geography The town is situated at the edge of the Cindrel Mountains, on a series of river valleys which flow into the Cibin River, in the southwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau. The main town of Săliște has a population of 2,830; it also administers nine villages: * Aciliu ( hu, Ecsellő; german: Tetschein) – 268 inhabitants, 8 km away. * Amnaș ( hu, Omlás; german: Hamlesch) – 369 inhabitants, 9 km away; Saxon fortified church. * Crinț ( hu, Krinc) – 2 permanent inhabitants, 18 km away; military base. * Fântânele (until 1964 ''Cacova Sibiului''; hu, Szebenkákova; german: Krebsbach bei Hermannstadt) – 251 inhabitants, 6 km away. * Galeș ( hu, Szebengálos; german: Gallusdorf) - 331 inhabitants, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jina, Sibiu
Jina (german: Sinna; hu, Zsinna) is a Commune in Romania, commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Cindrel Mountains, 40 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area. It is composed of a single village, Jina. References Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilișca
Tilișca (german: Tilischen; hu, Tilicske) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Cindrel Mountains, west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului Mărginimea Sibiului ( hu, Szeben-Hegyalja) is an area which comprises 18 Romanian localities in the south-western part of the Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, all of them having a unique ethnological, cultural, architectural, and historic ... ethnographic area. It is composed of two villages, Rod (''Rod''; ''Ród'') and Tilișca. Natives * Aaron Florian References Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poiana Sibiului
Poiana Sibiului (german: Pojana; hu, Polyán) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Poiana Sibiului. The name means "the glade of Sibiu". Position The village is situated in the Cindrel Mountains at an altitude of about 900 meters, 35 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului Mărginimea Sibiului ( hu, Szeben-Hegyalja) is an area which comprises 18 Romanian localities in the south-western part of the Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, all of them having a unique ethnological, cultural, architectural, and historic ... ethnographic area. History The first written account dates from 1537. Compared with the neighbouring villages, Poiana is a later settlement of Romanian population that moved higher in the mountains presumably dislocated by Saxon settlements. The occupation shifted from agriculture to sheep-herding, which remains even today the main occupation. References Communes in Sibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
